Horseshoer&#39;s tool-box.



PATBNTED Nov 10, 1903.

I J. BEGG. HORSESHOEBS TOOL Box.

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NITED STATES PATENT Patented November 10, 1908,

Priest HORSESHOERS TOOL-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part-of Letters Patent N 0. 743,807, dated November-'10, 1903.

' Application filed May 9, 1903- Serial No. 156,485. (No model) the different sizes of nails where the boxes or.

cells are open, as in the ordinary tool-box.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a stand which can be readily handled and capable of being quickly pushed aside when required for any purpose, same being mounted upon casters or rolling supports. In its structural organization the stand comprises a base or platform mounted upon casters, a spindle projected vertically from the base, a tool-tray rotatably mounted upon the spindle and base, a nail-tray revolubly mounted upon the upper end of the spindle and subdivided to form a series of boxes or cells for receiving difierent sizes of nails, and a rotatable cover for closing all the boxes or cells with the exception of one, thereby preventing nails from one box gettinginto any other box or cell. For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for efiecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of theinvention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a toolstand for horseshoers embodying the, invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the joint formed between the spindle, tool-tray;

and base, the parts being illustrated on a larger scale. 7

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The base 1 may be of any construction and.

design and is mounted upon caster-wheels 2 and is centrally apertured to receive the lower threaded end 3 of spindle 4, which is secured to the base by clamp-nut 5 and shoulder at the base of threaded end 3. The lower end portion of spindle4c adjacent to threaded end 3 is made tapering or conical, as shown at 6, and is surrounded by cup 7, forming a housing to protect the joint formed between the tool-tray 8 and spindle 4. A collar 9 is provided near the upper end of spindle 4 to support nailtray 10, and the upper extremity of the end portion above collar 9 is reduced and threaded to receive nut 11, which prevents vertical displacement of nail-tray 10 and its cover 12.

The tool-tray 8 is of circular outline and is centrally apertured to receive cone 6 of spindle 4, upon which said tool-tray is adapted to turn freely to enable any tool or article to be brought within convenient reach of the smith. A sleeve 13 is secured in the central opening of tool tray 8 and is slightly upwardly flared to fit cone 6 and is provided 7 at its upper end with a thickened edge or reinforcement to resist wear. The lower end of sleeve 13 projects slightly below tray 8 to space the latter from base 1, upon which the lower endof sleeve 13 rests. Washer 14 is interposed between base 1 and tool-tray 8 to receive the wear and insu re proper spacing of parts 1 and 8. The upper portion of sleeve 13 enters cup '7 and is housed thereby, said cup preventing injurious contact of the tools with sleeve 13 and preventing dirt and foreign matterfroin entering the joint formed between sleeve 13 and cone 6.

Nail-tray 10 is preferably of circular outline and of less diameter than tool-tray 8 and is rotatably mounted upon the upper end of spindle 4 above collar 9. Sleeve 15 is in line with a central opening of tray 10 and extends upward therefrom, and radial partitions 16 subdivide the tray into a series of cells or boxes for reception of different sizes and makes of nails. 'The partitions 16 are rigidly attached at their inner ends to sleeve 15 and at their outer ends to the rim of the tray, thereby serving to brace said rim and upper edge of the nail-tray. A portion is out from a side of cover 12 corresponding to the shape of the nail boxes or cells, so as to expose any one of said boxes to admit of its contents being readily reached.

The component parts of the stand are constructed of metal in such a manner as to provide a substantial and durable article capable of withstanding the severe wear and rough handling to which tool-boxes for smiths and horseshoers are usually subjected. The larger tools-sueh as the rasp, pincers, hammer, and clencher-blockare placed in tooltray 8, and the cover of the nail-tray forms a convenient rest for the knife when the stand is in service. If from any cause it becomes necessary to quickly push the stand aside, same may be effected by the foot of the smith, thereby leaving the hands free to manage the animal or for other purposes, the casters or rotary supports admitting of the operation being easily and successfully accomplished.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A tool-stand comprising a base mounted was? end of the spindle and subdivided into cells or boxes, a cover for the tray loosely mounted upon the spindle for independent movement and having a portion cut from one side to expose a cell or box of the nail-tray, a handle applied to the'cover for turning the same and providing convenient means for carrying the stand, and securing means applied to the upper end of thespindle for preventing vertical displacement of the cover and nail-tray, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the character described, a base, a spindle secured to the base and projected upward therefrom and having a tapering portion, a tray centrally apertured and provided with a sleeve in line with said aperture and mounted upon the tapering portion of the spindle, and a cup on the spindle and housing the joint formed between said tray and spindle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES BEGG. [n s] Witnesses:

CHAS. BARNARD, DAVID A. WEBSTER. 

